Using Banksia (Proteaceae) node counts to estimate time since fire

Australian Journal of Botany

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 239-242

  Wills, Timothy J ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; ESTIMATION METHOD; FIRE; GROWTH; REGENERATION; SHRUB;

AUSTRALIA;

BANKSIA; BANKSIA MARGINATA; CERATIOLA ERICOIDES; PROTEACEAE;

EID: 0037930287     PISSN: 00671924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/BT01074     Document Type: Article

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